Presentation to Pre-Service teachers from Governors State University about integrating technology into classroom instruction

1. Bob Abrams misterabrams@misterabrams.com Twitter, Plurk & Skype: misterabrams Integrating Technology into Classroom Instruction

2. Ever feel like this?

3. A is for … B is for … C is for … Learning to read

4. Q is for … With a twist

5. The new alphabet of our students

7. Little about me…

8. By the end of the presentation, you should be able to: Generate curricular based ideas for the applications of various Web 2.0 utilities. Differentiate between effective and ineffective uses of PowerPoint. Describe the benefits and potential hazards of online bibliography generators Objectives for the day

9. Has the Internet changed since its inception? Introducing Web 2.0

10. Web 1.0 Slow connectivity Privacy concerns for authors Read-only files Faster connectivity Built on the ideas of sharing and participating 2.0? When did that happen?! Web 2.0 “To take an example from above, Personal web pages were common in Web 1.0, and these consisted of mainly static pages hosted on free hosting services such as Geocities. Nowadays, dynamically generated blogs and social networking profiles, such as Myspace and Facebook, are more popular, allowing for readers to comment on posts in a way that was not available during Web 1.0.” From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_1.0 Accessed March 31, 2009

11. Wordle.net Example Wordle is a program that will take text and randomly arrange it into art The neat thing that it does is it will take words that are repeated and make them larger In order to find wordles, use this: http://www.wordle.net/gallery?username=misterabrams

12. Wordle.net With a partner, discuss some ways that this could be incorporated into an English class.

13. Wordsift.com Similar to Wordle Helps reluctant learners Visualization Synonyms Connections of main ideas Provides sources from text http://Wordsift.com

14. Blabberize.com Example New way to interact and make photos come to life! Just draw the interactive mouth where you want to voice to “come out”. Free to sign up and then all of your creations are easily locatable. With a partner, how can we get students to use this for a project in a math class?

15. VoiceThread.com Example Multiple comments can be added to a picture Video Voice Text Can be shared and saved Education accounts can be established

16. VoiceThread.com With a partner, how could this application be used to discuss WWII in a history class?

17. Will render photos into a movie Students can Use their own photos or those available online Add some written language for transition Add a soundtrack Comment on other videos for peer evaluation Example Animoto.com

18. With a partner, how could this application be used in a Science class? Animoto.com

19. Warning!!!

20. ≠ + Effective PowerPoint Presentations

21. With the people around you, complete the following tasks in your packet: Write down 3 things you have liked/found positive about this PowerPoint How does this differ from PowerPoint presentations you usually see? Let me ask you something…

22. What not to do!

24. Lichens grew on the trees providing a light background for these nocturnal predators.

25. They rested during the day on the light lichen-covered bark.

26. After the industrial revolution, the soot either killed the lichens or darkened the tree bark. The darker moths were now safe from predators.

27. Environments will select FOR or AGAINST an organism.

28. Those that can adapt to changes can pass on their genes and be successfulThe story of the Peppered Moth How can this slide be improved?

29. Alternate Presentation format Search Pecha Kucha on Youtube 20 slides, 20 seconds each Lots of VISUALS

30. Who is doing the work?

31. Online Bibliography generators

32. There are multiple options available online to assist students in research citations and bibliographies Some are pay sites RefWorks Noodle Tools Some are free! Easy Bib Bib Me Online Bib Generators

33. Most can handle various styles of formatting Potential Benefits? Potential Hazards? Online Bib Generators

34. Please complete the exit slip that address each of the learning objective for the presentation. If there are areas that need clarification, please do not hesitate to ask now or even contact me later. Wrap up and Closure